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Tag: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch

0 Jewish Law Education

Coming Soon from OU Press – Winter 2025

JA Staff in Jewish Action · 17 Dec 2025

Scheduled for release in Winter 2025, the revised edition of Rabbi Gersion Appel's "The Concise Code of Jewish Law: A Guide to Daily Prayer and Religious Observance," edited by Rabbi Daniel Goldstein, continues to be an indispensable resource for understanding practical Jewish law.

0 Jewish Law Communities

Help Me Join Your Nation

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 27 May 2025

Cindy Scarr narrates the transformation of Loretta Walker, who grew up unaware of Jews, into a passionate seeker of Judaism, culminating in her conversion journey.

0 Jewish Law Food

What’s the Truth about . . . Boiling Three Eggs?

Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky in Jewish Action · 20 Jun 2024

The tradition of boiling at least three eggs at a time to nullify blood spots is not explicitly mentioned in halachic sources like the Shulchan Aruch.

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What’s the Truth About . . . Chai Nosei et Atzmo?

Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky in Jewish Action · 1 Mar 2022

The halachic principle of "chai nosei et atzmo" states that a living being carries itself, exempting the carrier from certain Biblical prohibitions of carrying on Shabbat.

0 Jewish Law Literature

New Books from OU Press

Jewish Action · 18 Mar 2016

The OU Press recently released two significant works: "The Concise Code of Jewish Law," a practical guide to observing Shabbat and other halachic laws in a clear and concise format, updated with insights from recent rabbinic authorities; and "Chumash Mesoras Harav: Vayikra," edited by Dr. Arnold Lustiger, offering a comprehensive commentary on the book of Vayikra based on the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.